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Brazilian football legend Pele has named Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's ideal footballer at present, asserting the Juventus forward was better than his partner Lionel Messi.  Ronaldo and Messi have commanded world football over the previous decade, sharing 11 Ballon d'Or grants between them, however Pele trusts Ronaldo's consistency gives him an edge over the Barcelona chief.  "Today the best player on the planet is Cristiano Ronaldo," Pele said in an meet on a YouTube channel. "I believe he's the best since he's more predictable, yet you can't disregard Messi, of course, however he's not a striker."  In any case, after the commendation for the pair, Pele, champ of three World Cups and scorer of more than 1,000 objectives in his profession, said he himself was superior to them.  The 79-year-old picked Zico, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff in his rundown ever greats yet said none of th...

Juventus' France World Cup victor Blaise Matuidi and Hellas Verona's Mattia Zaccagni have both tried positive for coronavirus, their Serie A clubs affirmed on Tuesday.  "Matuidi has experienced clinical tests that have uncovered his inspiration to the  C o r o n a v I r u s - COVID - 19," the Italian bosses said in a articulation. Juve included 32-yearold Matuidi, who lifted the World Cup in 2018, is asymptomatic and as of now "in deliberate home confinement".  The midfielder's club colleague Daniele Rugani was the first top-flight footballer to be determined to have coronavirus last Wednesday, sending the entire group into isolate. In absolute 13 Serie A players have formally been determined to have the disease including seven from Sampdoria what's more, three at Fiorentina.  Italian midfielder Zaccagni, 24, had just been in self-disengagement as a prudent step after Verona played Sampdoria on March 8. "Zaccagni is progress...